In and around - March 5, 2014

Wednesday

Preschool Story Time will be held at the Van Buren Public Library from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to noon. Call 474-6045.

Preschool Story Time will be held at the Cedarville Public Library from 10 to 11 a.m. Call 410-1853.

Preschool Story Time will be held at the Alma Public Library from 10 to 11 a.m. Call 632-4140.

Alma Public Library will hold a teen Mardi Gras party at 4 p.m. Call 632-4140.

March 6

Harlem Ambassadors professional show basketball team will challenge the Crawford County Dawgs at 7 p.m. at the Van Buren High School gym. Tickets at $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Van Buren and Alma.

Homeschool Hour will be held at the Van Buren Public Library at 1:30 p.m. to learn about American pop artist Roy Litchtenstein. Call 474-6045.

Bingo for Books will be held at the Van Buren Public Library at 3:30 p.m. Call 474-6045.

Kids Craft Day will be held at the Cedarville Public Library from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. to make hanging planters. Call 410-1853.

Legomania will be held at the Alma Public Library at 4 p.m. Call 632-4140.

March 7

Patron Appreciation Day will be held at the Alma Public Library. There will be cake and refreshments. Call 632-4140.

Van Buren Public Library will hold a crochet and knitting class from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring yarn and a size G or H hook. Call 474-6045.

March 8

Center for Art and Education will hold its annual 5X5 Gala at the Fort Smith City Center. Tickets are $75. Call 474-7767.

Let My Light Shine Girls Event will be held at the King Opera House in Van Buren for girls ages 9-13. There will be speakers, seminars and a fashion show. Call 474-2288.

Natural Dam Community Center will hold a pulled pork dinner beginning at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under.

Community bingo will be held at 7 p.m. at the Dyer Community building, 325 Loomis Lane. Those planning to participate are encouraged to bring a give-away gift. Concessions will be open.

March 10

Wii games will be played at the Van Buren Public Library from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Call 474-6045.

March 10-14

Teen Tech Week will be held at the Mulberry Public Library. Teens can enter a drawing, which will be held March 14, to win a tech prize. Call 997-1226.

March 11

Crawford County Ducks Unlimited and Choctaw Casino will hold a "Texas hold em" poker tournament with a $125 buy in at 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Gourmet Bistro, 719 Main St., Van Buren. Call David Martin at (479) 806-7761.

Baby and Me Story Time will be held at the Van Buren Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Call 474-6045.

Teen Writers Group will meet at the Van Buren Public Library from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Call 474-6045.

Tweenology will be held at the Mountainburg Public Library from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Call 369-1600.

Dr. Seuss Story Time will be held at the Alma Public Library at 4 p.m. Call 632-4140.

March 12

Heritage United Methodist Church will hold a blood drive from 9:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3:45 to 8 p.m. Call (870) 340-8777.

Preschool Story Time will be held at the Van Buren Public Library from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to noon. Call 474-6045.

Preschool Story Time will be held at the Cedarville Public Library from 10 to 11 a.m. Call 410-1853.

Preschool Story Time will be held at the Alma Public Library from 10 to 11 a.m. Call 632-4140.

Alma Public Library will hold an activity for teens to play retro video games at 4 p.m. Call 632-4140.

March 15

Ninth annual Run With the Knights 5K run/walk will be at 8:30 a.m. at King Elementary School. Visit vbsd.us.king or go by the school at 411 N. 20th St., Van Buren, for entry forms.

The 22nd Miss Mountainburg Scholarship Pageant will be held at 6 p.m. at the Mountainburg High School cafeteria for girls in ninth through 12th grades attending MHS. The pageant is a fundraiser for the MHS prom. The Little Miss Mountainburg Pageant, for girls Pre-K through eighth grades, will be held at 10 a.m. in the MHS cafeteria. Contestants must in enrolled in Mountainburg schools. Entry fee is $25. Call (479) 369-4506 or email sueh@mountainburg.org.

J.R.’s Country Gospel Variety Show will be held at the King Opera House at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. Call 474-2426.

March 17

Van Buren Rotary Club will hold a March Madness fundraiser at Sisters Bistro, 719 Main St. in Van Buren. The 1994 National Championship game between the Razorbacks and Duke will be shown. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; game will be shown at 7:30. Cost is $25 for heavy appetizers and beverages. There will also be a silent auction and door prizes. Proceeds will go toward community projects and to help eradicate Polio.

March 18

Cedarville kindergarten pre-registration will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the computer lab at the elementary school. The child must be 5-years-old on or before Aug. 1. Bring birth certificate, Social Security card, up-to-date immunizations and written proof of a physical evaluation within the past two years. Call the school, (479) 474-5073, or the school-based health clinic, (479) 235-3025.

March 20

Texas Christian University Concert Band will perform at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center at 7 p.m. Call 471-4017 or visit www.centerforfinearts.org.

March 22

Free hunter education course will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith. Call (479) 452-3993 or visit www.rivervalleynaturecenter.com.

March 29

Lost in the 50s Show with tribute artists will be held at 6 p.m. at the King Opera House. Tickets are $10. Call (479) 649-8803.

Miscellaneous

Alma Masonic Lodge meets the second and fourth Mondays at the lodge building. Supper is at 6:30 p.m.

Children/family practice night is held Mondays at Hero’s Arena with barrel racing on Tuesdays and team sorting on Fridays.

Cowboy Mounted Shooting practices are held the second and fourth Sundays at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds arena in Mulberry. Call 414-4507 or 926-0247.

Crawford County Volunteers for Literacy, 513 Main Street in Van Buren, offers adult reading, math, English as a second language and other classes. Classes are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Call 474-4594.

English as a second language classes are offered at the Crawford County Adult Education Center, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Call 471-0019.

Alma Rotary Club meets Wednesdays at noon at the Alma Community Center.

Caregiver’s Day Out is held Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Van Buren First Assembly of God Church, 1014 Fayetteville Road in Van Buren. Trained volunteers will care for those suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia so their primary caregivers may enjoy a few hours of rest. Call the church, 474-7573.

Clear Creek Masonic Lodge in Mountainburg meets the first Thursday with dinner at 6:30 p.m and the meeting at 7:30.

Crawford County 4-H Horse Talk Club meets 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday at the Alma Library. Call 474-5286.

Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 42, and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Unit 42, Alma, meets for a potluck at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 the first Tuesday at 6307 Alma Highway across from Kopper Kettle.

Van Buren Public Library Board meets 4 p.m. the fourth Thursday in the library, 1409 Main St.

Information on upcoming events will be published on a space-available basis within 30 days preceding the event, for non-profit groups and organizations meeting in Crawford County only. Submit pertinent information to: In and Around, Press Argus-Courier, P.O. Box 369, Van Buren, AR 72957, fax to 471-5607, or e-mail to: jmcclure@pressargus.com

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